Spoke cutter and beveler.



No. 695,449. 4 Patented Mar. l8, I902.

-w. H. EXLEY.

SPOKE CUTTER AND BEVELERL (Application filed June 28, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

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UNITE TATES ATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM II. EXLEY, OF PALMYRA, NEBRASKA.

" SPOKE CUTTER AND BEVELER.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,449, dated March18, 1902. Application filed JuneZB, 1901. Serial No. 66,395- (No model.)

To all whom it nwyconcern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. EXLEY, residing at Palmyra, in the countyof Otoe and State of Nebraska, have invented certain useful Improvementsin Spoke Cutters and Bevelers and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved spoke cutter and beveler.

The object of my invention is to providea simple adjustable cutteradapted to be used in shaving off the tenons of spokes, so that,

they may be snugly and securely fastened into the hub-sockets, as willbe described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a side elevationof a spoke cutter and beveler embodying my invention, while Fig. 2 showsa top view, with a'portion broken away, of a cutter and bevelerembodying my invention.

My invention embodies, essentially, abaseplate 5 of a suitable length,which plate is provided with the neck 3, from which extends the foot 2,which is provided with suitable openings f, by means of which the cutteris secured to a suitable foundation. The neck 3 is strengthened bymeansof the webs at 4.

Extending upward from the base-plate 5 at one end is a three-sidedhousing 6,which upon one side and interiorly is provided with a littleprojecting shoulder 00, against which the shoulder of the spoke to becut and beveled is placed to prevent the samefrom moving forward withthe cutter-knife in trimming the spokes. This housing 6 is provided witha smooth upper surface, so as to form a shearing-base for a suitablecurved knife, which is adapted to work over this upper cutting-face z.

Extending laterally from one side of the housing 6 is an ear 7, (shownmore clearly in Fig. 1,) to which ear 7 is secured, by means of the bolt8, a cutter-knife comprising the curved blade 10, provided with theproject-- ing handle 9, so that a proper leverage may be secured. Thebolt 8 is secured by means of the nut a.

The housing 6 is provided with a slot y within the side opposite thelittleprojecting shoulder 00, as is shown in Fig. 1; and this slot y,which extends in a horizontal plane, is flanked by the perforated cars12 12, through which extends the bolt 14:, provided below with asuitable nut b, and this bolt 14 holds a clamping-lever 13, the pointedend 1 of which extends into the housing 6, so as to pinch and hold thespoke end to be shaved against the housing side adjacentthe shoulder 00,so that the spoke while being trimmed is held as in a vise by means ofthis lever 13, which is of a length sufficient tobe properly operated.At a point approximately below the entry of the lever 13 the housing isprovided with a set-screw A, which forms an adjustable base upon whichthe spoke-tenons rest, so that the spokes may be accurately cut andbeveled. From this it will be seen that after the spokes are placedwithin the housing they rest upon an adjustable base and arefurtherrremovably held by means of a vise formed by virtue of thehousing and the lever 13. In order to provide further accuracy,and sothat the spoke ends maybe nicely trimmed, Iprovide the holder B, whichextends through a threaded opening within the base-plate 5,

being provided with the screw G, the angle of the tenon within one planebeing adjusted by means of this holder B, which may be raised or loweredto suit the conditions. This holder B may be adjusted to half-turns,while the screw A of course may be given any desired adjustment. Fromthis it will be noticed that the device is neat and simple ofconstruction and may be readily operated, and Having thus described mysaid invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by UnitedStates Letters Patent, is

1. In a spoke cutter and beveler, the combination with a base-plate, ofa topless housing secured near one end to said base-plate, said housingbeing provided with a suitable slot upon one side, of a knife secured tothe.

top of said housing, a clamping-lever extend- 2 eesnee an adjustableholder secured to the rem ainsaid housing, an adjusting-screw enteringthe ing end of said base-plate. bottom of said housing, and a holderadjust- 2. The combination with a suitable baseably secured to theopposite remaining end 5 plate provided near one end with a threeof saidbaseplato, substantially as set forth. T5

sided topless housing, said housing being proo T r vided interiorly uponone side with a pro- \VILLIAM ERLEX' jecting shoulder and upon theopposite side In presence ofwith a slot, of a lever pivoted to saidhous- ALFRED ROBERT EXLEY,

1o ing and extending into the same through the GEORGE II. EXLEY.

ing through the slot Within said housing, and said slot, a cutter-knifesecured to the top of l

